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EP3473317 - METHOD FOR REPLACING LIQUID MEDIUM AND FLOW PATH DEVICE FOR SAID METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  08.10.2021
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.10.2021New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
5-1, Taito 1-chome Taito-ku
Tokyo 110-0016 / JP
[2019/17]
Inventor(s)01 / ARAI Noriaki
c/o TOPPAN PRINTING CO. LTD.
5-1 Taito 1-chome
Taito-ku
Tokyo 110-0016 / JP
 [2019/17]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2019/17]Cabinet Plasseraud
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date17815366.419.06.2017
[2019/17]
WO2017JP22554
Priority number, dateJP2016012179120.06.2016         Original published format: JP 2016121791
[2019/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017221898
Date:28.12.2017
Language:JA
[2017/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3473317
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.12.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:B01D12/00, B01J19/00, B03C1/00, C12M1/00, G01N1/28, G01N37/00, B01L3/00, G01N33/50, G01N33/543
[2020/13]
CPC:
C12M47/04 (EP); B01L3/502761 (EP,US); B01D12/00 (EP,US);
B01F33/3011 (US); B01J19/00 (EP,US); B01L3/502707 (US);
B01L3/502715 (US); B01L3/50273 (US); B01L3/502776 (EP);
B03C1/00 (EP,US); C12M1/00 (US); G01N1/28 (EP,US);
G01N33/54313 (EP); B01L2200/027 (EP); B01L2200/0652 (EP);
B01L2300/0681 (EP); B01L2400/0415 (EP); B01L2400/043 (EP,US);
B01L2400/0457 (EP); B01L2400/0463 (EP); B01L2400/086 (EP);
G01N37/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/17]B01D12/00, B01J19/00, B03C1/00, C12M1/00, G01N1/28, G01N37/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2019/17]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ERSETZUNG EINES FLÜSSIGMEDIUMS UND STRÖMUNGSWEGVORRICHTUNG FÜR DIESES VERFAHREN[2019/17]
English:METHOD FOR REPLACING LIQUID MEDIUM AND FLOW PATH DEVICE FOR SAID METHOD[2019/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE REMPLACEMENT D'UN MILIEU LIQUIDE ET DISPOSITIF À TRAJET D'ÉCOULEMENT POUR CE PROCÉDÉ[2019/17]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2019Translation filed 
11.01.2019National basic fee paid 
11.01.2019Search fee paid 
11.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
11.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/17]
19.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.10.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2021/45]
08.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1882941  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-15* figure 6 *;
 [X]US2008290037  (LIU YINGJIE [US]) [X] 1,2,4-6,11-14 * paragraphs [0051] , [0 53] , [0 60] , [0 98]; figures 5-7 *;
 [A]EP2664666  (GPB SCIENTIFIC LLC [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 35,37,41 *;
 [X]US2014190903  (HUANG LOTIEN R [US]) [X] 1-4,6-15 * paragraphs [0238] , [ 310]; figures 13, 14, 24; examples 1-6 *
International search[XY]JP2009511001  (Artems Health, Inc.) [X] 1-6, 8-15 * , claims 73 to 147; paragraphs [0083] to [0155], [0176] to [0184]; fig. 1A to 101 & WO 2007/035498 A2 page 31, line 10 to page 52, line 26; page 58, line 24 to page 60, line 7; page 98, line 8 to page 106, line 13; fig. 1 to 101 * [Y] 7;
 [Y]JP2011522219  (Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus) [Y] 7 * , claims; paragraphs [0057], [0100]; fig. 1 to 7 & WO 2009/125067 A1 page 20, lines 2 to 20; page 31, line 30 to page 32, line 24; pages 39 to 44; fig. 1 to 7 *;
 [X]JP2012529983  (Commissariat a 1'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) [X] 1-6, 8-14* , claims; paragraphs [0001] to [0102]; fig. 1 to 30 & US 2012/0125842 A1 pages 1 to 11; fig. 1 to 30 & WO 2010/146261 A2 *
by applicant   - D.W.INGLIS et al., "Critical particle size for fractionation by deterministic lateral displacement", Lab on a Chip, (20060000), vol. 6, pages 655 - 658
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